Thunder 108, Spurs 96 – final

The Thunder pulled away in the third quarter to beat the Spurs 108-96. The Spurs are 0-3 on the road.

The Spurs made it closer late by outscoring the Thunder 27-17 in the fourth quarter, when the Thunder let their subs finish up the game.

Gary Neal led the Spurs with 18 points. Richard Jefferson had 13 and Kawhi Leonard had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Fourth quarter: Thunder first to 100. Kevin Durant has 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and it looks like he’s done. All the Thunder starters are on the bench with more than four minutes left.

The Thunder lead the Spurs 94-73 with 8:56 left. Gary Neal is the only Spurs starter still in the game.

Third quarter – Thunder 91, Spurs 96: The Thunder outscored the Spurs 37-21 in the third quarter. Thunder lead by 22 and this is pretty much settled with the fourth quarter still to go.

The Thunder lead the Spurs 77-63 with 2:51 left in the third — matching their biggest lead of the game.

Spurs guard Tony Parker goes to the locker room with about five and a half minutes left in the third quarter against the Thunder.

The Thunder had a 7-0 run and the Spurs’ DeJuan Blair went limping to the bench. The Thunder lead the Spurs 65-54 with 8:10 left in the third quarter.

Halftime – Thunder 54, Spurs 48: The Thunder’s 9-0 run to start the second quarter carried them to a six-point halftime lead. Gary Neal led the Spurs with nine points. James Harden lead the Thunder with 14.

The Spurs’ DeJuan Blair and Thunder’s Kendrick Perkins each picks up a technical with 2:40 left in the half after getting in a shouting match at the end of a play.

James Harden has 14 points and Nick Collison has 10 off the bench. The Thunder lead the Spurs 44-34 with 5:11 left in the half.

The Thunder open the second quarter with a 9-0 run. They lead the Spurs 33-22 with 9:17 left in the half.

The Spurs have played 10 guys already. James Anderson and Ike Diogu are the only active players who haven’t gotten in yet.

First quarter – Thunder 24, Spurs 22: Tiago Splitter has six points off the bench. Gary Neal has seven points. The Thunder lead the Spurs at the end of the first quarter. Richard Jefferson only took one shot the first quarter.

Gary Neal and Tim Duncan combined for the Spurs’ first 11 points. Thabo Sefolosha has six points and the Thunder lead 13-11 with 6:14 left in the first quarter.

Four Western Conference teams had only two losses through Saturday’s games – the Spurs, Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers. The Thunder (7-2) and Spurs (6-2) have the best overall record.

The Spurs play on the road tonight against the Thunder at Oklahoma City. The game has an early tip with a 6 p.m. (Central) game time.

Join Jeff McDonald and Tim Griffin for a live game chat (below) beginning at 5:30 p.m.